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Annual film festival in Washington, US
The Tacoma Film Festival (TFF ) is a film festival held annually in Tacoma , Washington , United States. It usually takes place in October.
It is one of the largest festivals in Washington, and features programming of independent American and foreign films , and a strong contingent of documentaries, with an emphasis on films produced in the Pacific Northwest .[1]
History [ edit ]
Founded in 2006, the Tacoma Film Festival (TFF) has been hosted annually at the Grand Cinema .[2] [3] Created with the intention to foster the film community in Tacoma and the broader Pacific Northwest region, the festival has grown from a small regional event to a prominent fixture in the region's cultural landscape.[4] [5] TFF provides a platform for regional and international filmmakers[6] [7] and has been described as the "Sundance of the Pacific Northwest," emphasizing its growing reputation and influence in the region's film community.[8]
2007 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Rain in the Mountains
Joel Metlen; Christine Sullivan
Best Documentary Feature
Spitfire 944
William Lorton
Best Narrative Short
Full Disclosure
Douglas Horn
Best Local Film
GPS - The Movie
Eric Colley
Audience Choice
My Left Hand
Joshua Isaac
2009 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
White on Rice
Dave Boyle
Best Documentary Feature
Freeing Silvia Baraldini
Margo Pelletier; Lisa Thomas
Best Narrative Short
Sebastian's Voodoo
Joaquin Baldwin
Best Regional Film
Otis v. Monster
Patrick Neary
Audience Choice
The Stairwell
Andrew Finnigan
2010 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Earthwork
Chris Ordel
Best Documentary Feature
Back to the Garden
Kevin Tomlinson
Best Narrative Short
Ana's Playground
Eric D. Howell
Best Regional Film
Shuffle
Garrett Bennett
Best Animated Film
A Complex Villainelle
Nathan Billington, Howard Cook, Rebecca Forth, Bart Ovaitt, & Ryan Porter
Audience Choice
Wheedle's Groove
Jennifer Maas
2011 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
This Narrow Place
Sooney Kadouh
Best Documentary Feature
The Two Escobars
Jeff Zimbalist; Michael Zimbalist
Best Regional Film
Connect To
Sam Nuttmann
Best Animated Film
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
Best Narrative Short
Thief
Julian Higgins
Audience Choice
Fort McCoy
Kate Connor & Michael Worth
Local Audience Choice
Half Empty (Fantastic Confabulations)
Andrew Finnigan
2012 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Dead Man's Burden
Jared Moshe
Best Documentary Feature
Lemon
Laura Brownson; Beth Levison
Best Animated Film
Thumb Snatchers from the Moon Cocoon
Brad Schaffer
Audience Choice
The Magic Life
Nelson Cheng
Local Audience Choice
Shadowed
Joey Johnson
Best Narrative Short
Curfew
Shawn Christensen
Best Documentary Short
Odysseus' Gambit
Alex Lora
2013 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Euphonia
Danny Madden
Best Documentary Feature
A River Changes Course
Kalyanee Mam
Best Regional Film
Improvement Club
Dayna Hanson
Best Animated Film
Woody
Stuart Bowen
Audience Choice
Her Aim is True
Karen Whitehead
Best Narrative Short
The Telegram Man
James Francis Khehtie
2015 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Regional Film
Even the Walls
Sarah Kuck & Saman Maydani
Best Narrative Short
The Chicken
Una Gunjack
Best Documentary Short
Live Fast Draw Yung
Stacey Lee & Anthony Mathile
Best Director
The Chicken
Una Gunjack
Best Cinematography
Mathias Pilz for The Chicken
Una Gunjack
Best Screenplay
Eric Fallen & Moon Molson for The Bravest, the Boldest
Moon Molson
Best Actress
Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris for The Bravest, the Boldest
Moon Molson
Best Actor
Joseph Smith for Hagereseb
Zia Mohajerjasbi
Audience Choice Feature
Landfill Harmonic
Brad Allgood; Graham Townsley
Audience Choice Short
Birthday
Chris King
Local Audience Choice Feature
The Glamour & the Squalor
Marq Evans
Local Audience Choice Short
Big Boy
Bryan Campbell
2017 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town
Christian Papierniak
Best Director (Narrative)
Everything Beautiful is Far Away
Pete Ohs ; Andrea Sisson
Best Cinematography (Narrative)
Christian Sorensen Hansen and Pete Ohs Everything Beautiful is Far Away
Pete Ohs
Best Performance (Narrative)
Jun Zhao in King of Peking
Sam Voutas
Best Performance (Narrative)
Mackenzie Davis Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town
Christian Papierniak
Best Screenplay (Narrative)
Sam Voutas for King of Peking
Sam Voutas
Best Narrative Short
Import
Ena Sendijarevic
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Short
Christian Houge Laursen in Forever Now
Best Performance in a Narrative Short
Max Jenkins for The Mess He Made
Best Performance in a Narrative Short
Nicole Williams in Game
Kristian Håskjold and Trille Cecilie Uldall-Spanner
Best Screenplay in a Narrative Short
Forever Now
Best Director in a Narrative Short
Ena Sendijarevic for Import
Ena Sendijarevic
Best Regional Film
Little Potato
Audience Choice Best Local Short
Richard Twice
Audience Choice Best Local Feature
Semi-Iconic: The Ballad of Dick Rossetti
Audience Choice Short
Game
Audience Choice Feature
A Shot in the Dark
Best Documentary Feature
For Ahkeem
Best Director of Documentary Feature
Mike Day for The Islands and the Whales
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature
Mike Day for The Islands and the Whales
Best Documentary Short
Wildland
Best Director of Documentary Short
Lauren Frohne for The Legacy of Linc's Tackle
Lauren Frohne
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Short
John Pope for The Wizard Oz
2018 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Drift
Helena Wittman
Best Director - Narrative Feature
Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer for Empty Metal
Adam Khalil; Bayley Sweitzer
Best Cinematography - Narrative Feature
Ashley Connor Mountain Rest
Ashley Connor
Best Screenplay - Narrative Feature
Bryce Richardson for I Want More, I Want Less
Best Performance - Narrative Feature
Sophia Mitri Schloss for I Want More, I Want Less
Best Narrative Short
Nettles
Raven Jackson
Best Director - Narrative Short
Faren Humes Macho
Faren Humes
Best Cinematography - Narrative Short
Shawn Peters for Piu Piu
Best Performance - Narrative Short
Dymond Veve in Kira Burning
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short
Mariama Diallo for Hair Wolf
Best Documentary Feature
Distant Constellation
Shevaun Mizrahi
Best Director - Documentary Feature
Daniel Patrick Carbone for Phantom Cowboys
Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature
Erick Stoll for America
Best Documentary Short
Silica
Pia Borg
Best Director - Documentary Short
Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, and Jackson Polys for The Violence of Civilization Without Secrets
Adam Khalil; Zack Khalil; Jackson Polys
Best Cinematography - Documentary Short
Luis Gutierrez Arias and John Henry Theisen for It's Going to Be Beautiful
Best Pacific Northwest Film
Civil
Stephen Takashima
Best Pierce County Film
Medieval Martha Stewart
Taylor Hawkins
Audience Choice - Best Short
The Burden
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Audience Choice - Best Feature
Dawnland
Adam Mazo; Ben Pender-Cudlip
Audience Choice - Best Regional Short
Medieval Martha Stewart
Taylor Hawkins
Audience Choice - Best Regional Feature
Boom! A film about The Sonics
Jordan Albertsen
Best Virtual Reality Film 1
Swampscapes
Liz Miller; Juan Carlos Zaldavar; Kim Grinfeder
Best Virtual Reality Film 2
Biidaaban: First Light
Lisa Jackson
2019 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Mad Dog Labine
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr; Renaud Lessard
Best Director - Narrative Feature
Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer for Empty Metal
Best Cinematography - Narrative Feature
Christopher Rejano for Knives and Skin
Best Screenplay - Narrative Feature
The Plagiarists
James N. Kienitz Wilkins; Robin Schavoir
Best Performance - Narrative Feature
Zoé Audet for Mad Dog Labine
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr; Renaud Lessard
Best Narrative Short
Dios Nunca Muere
Barbara Cigarroa
Best Director - Narrative Short
Barbara Cigarroa for Dios Nunca Muere
Barbara Cigarroa
Best Cinematography - Narrative Short
for All These Creatures
Adric Watson
Best Performance - Narrative Short
Tamar Amit-Joseph in Halayla (Tonight)
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short
for Halayla (Tonight)
Emily Shir Segal
Best Narrative Short Honorable Mention 1
New Land Broken Road
Kavich Neang
Best Narrative Short Honorable Mention 2
Dumpling
Xiaolu Wang
Best Documentary Feature
Caballerango
Juan Pablo Gonzalez
Best Director - Documentary Feature
Kavich Neang for Last Night I Saw You Smiling
Kavich Neang
Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature
Juan Pablo Gonzalez for Caballerango
Juan Pablo Gonzalez
Best Documentary Short
La Flaca
Adriana Barbosa; Thiago Zanato
Best Director - Documentary Short
Darius Clark Monroe for Black 14
Darius Clark Monroe
Best Cinematography - Documentary Short
Juanita Onzaga for Our Song to War
Documentary Short Honorable Mention 1
La Flaca
Adriana Barbosa; Thiago Zanato
Documentary Short Honorable Mention 2
Prisoner of Society
Rati Tsiteladze
Best Pacific Northwest Narrative Feature
Where the House Was
Ryan Adams
Best Pacific Northwest Narrative Short
RESPEK
Kamari Bright
Best Pierce County Film
#StopErasingBlackPeople
Tacoma Action Collective
Pacific Northwest Narrative Short Honorable Mention 1
Cold Holy Water
Vanessa Renwick
Pacific Northwest Narrative Short Honorable Mention 2
All on a Mardi Gras Day
Michal Pietrzyk
Audience Choice - Best Short
Kamali
Sasha Rainbow
Audience Choice - Best Feature
The Infiltrators
Cristina Ibarra; Alex Rivera
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Short
Sepulcher
Stephen Takashima
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Feature 1
Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance
Melinda Raebyne
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Feature 2
My Mother Was Here
Rustin Thompson
Best Music Video
Shambles
Jonathan Salmon
Best Animated Film
KIDS
Michael Frei
2021 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Potato Dreams of America
Wes Hurley
Best Director - Narrative Feature
Charles Mudede for Thin Skin
Best Cinematography - Narrative Feature
Alex Grigoras for Wood and Water
Best Screenplay - Narrative Feature
Brielle Brilliant for Firstness
Best Performance - Narrative Feature
for Alia's Birth
Nikohl Boosheri
Best Narrative Short
The Unseen River
Pham Ngoc Lan
Best Director - Narrative Short
Affonso Uchoa for Seven Years in May
Affonso Uchoa
Best Cinematography - Narrative Short
Giorgos Valsamis for I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face
Best Performance - Narrative Short
Nadir Saribacak in Leylak
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short
Pham Ngoc Lan for The Unseen River
Pham Ngoc Lan
Best Documentary Feature
Acts of Love
Isidore Bethel ; Francis Leplay
Best Director - Documentary Feature
Jessica Kingdon for Ascension
Jessica Kingdon
Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature
Goga Devdariani; Salome Jashi for Taming the Garden
Best Documentary Short
Surviving You, Always
Morgan Quaintance
Best Director - Documentary Short
Adam Khalil; Adam Piron for Halpate
Best Cinematography - Documentary Short
Sean Hanley for The Whelming Sea
Documentary Short Honorable Mention 1
Orbita
Udval Altangerel
Documentary Short Honorable Mention 2
Luces Del Desierto
Felix Blume
Best Pacific Northwest Feature
A Black Rift Begins to Yawn
Matthew Wade
Best Pacific Northwest Short Film
See Me
Dawn Jones Redstone
Audience Choice - Best Short
Undercut
Kelly Pike
Audience Choice - Best Feature 1
Thin Skin
Charles Mudede
Audience Choice - Best Feature 2
Missing in Brooks County
Lisa Molomet; Jeff Bemiss
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Short 1
Now is the Time
Christopher Auchter
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Short 2
A Dinner Party from Hell
Derek Schneider
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Feature
700 Feet Down
Carly Vester; Peter Bortel
Best Animation
Our Bed is Green
Maggie Brennan
Best Music Video
Kreis
Kilian Immervoll & Anna Sophia Rußmann
Best Late Night Film
The Following Year
Miguel Campana
2022 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Utama
Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Best Cinematography - Narrative Feature
Silvan Hillman for Unrest (Unrueh)
Best Screenplay - Narrative Feature
Zia Mohajerjasbi for Know Your Place
Best Performance - Narrative Feature
Matthew Jeffers for Unidentified Objects
Best Narrative Short
asi en la tierra como en el cielo
Mireya Martinez
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short
Brian Imakura for Some Vile Beast
Best Cinematography - Narrative Short
Ray Huang for little trumpet
Best Performance - Narrative Short
Gil Fishman in Glow Stick
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short
Brian Imakura for Some Vile Beast
Best Documentary Feature
After Sherman
Jon-Sesrie Goff
Best Sound Design - Documentary Feature
for Gods of Mexico
Helmut Dosantos
Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature
Melisa Cardona for Powerlands
Best Documentary Short
Kicking the Clouds
Sky Hopinka
Best Sound Design - Documentary Short
for Home When You Return
Carl Elsaesser
Best Cinematography - Documentary Short
Yanbin Zhao for Remaining Silent
Best Pacific Northwest Narrative Feature
The Diaper Cake
Anastasia Babenko
Best Late Night Pacific Northwest Film
Sojurn
Nesib Shamah
Best Pacific Northwest Documentary Feature
Up on the Mountain
Olivier Matthon; Michael Reis
Audience Choice - Best Short
Dana
Lucia Forner Segarra
Audience Choice - Best Feature
Butterfly in the Sky
Bradford Thomas; Brett Whitcomb
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Documentary
Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts
Dru Holley
Audience Choice - Best Pacific Northwest Feature
Know Your Place
Zia Mohajerjasbi
Best Animation
No Leaders Please
Joan C. Gratz
Best Music Video
June
Magdalena Zielinska
Jurors' Award - Best Experimental Film
El Gran Movimiento
Kiro Russo
Best Late Night Film
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Aristotelis Maragkos
2023 Tacoma Film Festival Awards
Category
Film Title
Director(s)
Best Narrative Feature
Fancy Dance
Erica Tremblay
Best Documentary Feature
Brief Tender Light
Arthur Musah
Best PNW Film
Fantasy A Gets a Mattress
Noah Zoltan Sofian; David Norman Lewis
Best PNW Documentary Short
They Scream Freedom (Ellos Gritan Libertad)
Melinda Raebyne
Best Narrative Short
Black Seed
Amirhoman Khosravani
Best Documentary Short
Buurman Abdi
Douwe Dijkstra
Best PNW Narrative Short
In This Neighborhood
Lilly Lion
Best PNW Documentary Short
Savi the Cat
Netsanet Tjirongo; Bryan Tucker
Best Animated Short Film
The Old Young Crow
Liam Lopinto
Best Late Night Short Film
Unknown Heavens
Erik M.G. Fox
Best Experimental Short Film
Lotus-Eyed Girl
Rajee Samarasinghe
Audience Choice Award, PNW Film
Punderneath It All
Abby Hagan
Audience Choice Award, Feature Film
Immediate Family
Denny Tedesco
Audience Choice Award, Short Film
Confessions
Stephanie Kaznocha
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